VE1JMB

John Bignell VE1JMB, makes a difference by serving his Halifax, Nova Scotia community for many years as a paramedic and EMT.  While involved with two-way radio as part of his profession for many years, amateur radio seemed like the most natural next step to John’s radio life, but also to re-enforcing his community’s emergency response when everything else fails during a disaster.  VE1JMB is my QSO Today.

​Total Sponsorships, Donations, and Transcriptions since July 2014

John Bignell Website

Podcasts:  
The Last Wire Podcast

Linked In

Hometown: Middleton, Nova Scotia

First License:  2015, Basic, VE1JMB

First Rig:
Baofeng Radio UV-5
Yaesu FT- 757GX2 HF Transceiver

TERMS
Canadian Province Nova Scotia
Washington’s Last Regret
Herring Cove Nova Scotia  Fiber Optic Landing
Nova Scotia Campgrounds
CB Radio, Canada
Shortwave Radio 
Morse Code
Foxhole Radio Crystal Set WW1
Paramedic
First Middleton Scout Group, Nova Scotia
Duke of Edinburgh’s  Award, Halifax Program
Khmer Rouge, Cambodia
Emergency, (TV Series)
EHS Program
Canadian Amateur Licenses
Halifax Amateur Radio Club
Swiss Air 111 Crash, Nova Scotia
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Aircraft
Swiss Air UN Shuttle
St Margaret’s Bay, Nova Scotia
Halifax TMR2 System
Fiona Hurricane
Salvation Army Disaster Relief, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Winlink
Food Truck Salvation Army
Radio Amateurs of Canada
Salvation Army Satern Training Program
1936 Gold River Mining Disaster, Nova Scotia
Movie – Into the Wild
Dalhousie University CubeSat

Excited most by: POTA – Parks on the Air, SOTA – Summits on the Air

Advice to new or returning hams: Don’t get stuck in your ways, think out of the box. 

John with Randolph Mantooth, who played John Gage in the 1970’s television show, Emergency!